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Check out all the new music released this week below. If you know of anything we missed leave us a comment and let us know. You can find more new music in the Album Release Database. Alternative & Rock

• May Weather – Spring Forward
• twenty one pilots – TOPxMM: The MUTEMATH Sessions [EP] [Fueled by Ramen]

Hip Hop & Rap

• Mike Sarge – Graduated [Single]

Pop

• Chris Sligh – Mighty Roar / Healing flood

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Earlier this month, Rapzilla premiered Descendantz’ music video for “Undeniable.” For those unfamiliar with this classic group, its members include Eddie Nigma, DJ Morph, and ELPro. Erick Dayz, Datin, and Selah the Corner join the crew to showcase their skills on the track. If you’ve been bored with hip-hop lately, you won’t want to miss out on hearing this face-melting song.… Continued →

Silent Planet had a good year with their Everything Was Sound record. The album did extremely well and so did the songs. “Panic Room” was one of those songs. “Panic Room” is a song that talks about PTSD essentially. Check it out. … Continued →

New footage of Ted Bond and Juice of Craig’s Brother working on a new demo called “Meilynn’s Song”. Check it out below. There is talk of the band doing a crowd funding campaign to go towards a NEW album. Would you support this? Don’t forget about the Craig’s Brother “Lost at Sea: Revisited” and “Logo” shirts/hoodies/tanks/women’s t’s on sale now right here. … Continued →

Tickets to the Mxpx, Five Iron Frenzy, and Dogwood show in San Diego on January 13th are almost sold out, get tickets here. Tickets to the Ventura show are about half sold, get tickets here. Now is the perfect opportunity to get your tickets so order fast before they are gone for good! Check out the ultra cool posters for both shows, below.… Continued →

Get 4 great releases from The Blamed FOR FREE right here courtesy of Grrr Records. Albums will only remain free until December 23rd (Friday) so get in on the action NOW!. The albums include “Isolated Incident”, “Germany Ep”, “Forever”, and “Again”. These were the albums released after T&N. The band is currently plotting their return via new music they are currently working on, stay tuned.… Continued →

The black metal/death metal band A Hill to Die Upon has something new on the horizon. The band teased something new on December 15, 2016, saying that in March 2017 there will be something new. The band formed in 2004 with brothers Adam (Guitar, Vocals) and Michael Cook (Drums), and Bassist Elisha Mullins. Mullins left in 2011 to pursue joining the band The Burial (Facedown Records). The band now has a full line-up consisting of the Cooks, Nolan Osmond (Guitar), Brent Dossett (Bass), and Tanner Jones (Guitar).… Continued →

“The Waiting Room” is Trip Lee’s sixth project. As mentioned in this article from Fuse, this is not a proper album per se, hence it being deemed a ‘mixtape.’ Such a term is one of ambiguity, as it can refer to an album with blending and scratching, where the songs flow together, while it can also refer to an album with non-cleared samples and stolen beats from bourgeois producers or beat makers. Trip offers something that differs from both definitions, and I think he does so successfully.… Continued →

I have decided to have Dismissed “Taking the Good With the Bad” and Josiah “Verona” remastered by Seth at Simpul Studio. This Dismissed version will be a new remastered version of the original master. I will swap out the old “remastered” version on bandcamp and get this new version up on all digital networks in January. Josiah “Verona” will sound better and have vocals brought more out front. I’m excited to share these with you soon. For now, these are the only recordings getting the remastered treatment.… Continued →

Maryland based Ska-Punk band May Weather have just released their brand new full length effort titled “Spring Forward” which you can download for “name your price” on bandcamp here. For fans of Five Iron Frenzy, Streetlight Manifesto, We Are The Union, and Reel Big Fish. Listen to this awesome new album below. … Continued →

Check out this lyric video for the new Sow and Tether Christmas track “Christ Incarnate, Word Made Flesh”, below. The song is available on iTunes here. Don’t forget to download “Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 6 Part 1 and get their song “What I Deserve” for free. … Continued →

The boys in Silent Planet have had a busy year. And they will probably have an even busier year in 2017. The band has just announced tour dates and bands playing alongside them on their Everything Was Sound Tour for 2017. The band formed in 2009 with a completely different lineup. The band came to fame when they signed to Solid State Records in 2013. They released their debut album, The Night God Slept in 2014 through Solid State. This year, 2016, the band released their sophomore album, Everything Was Sound.… Continued →

The Industrial/black metal band Kekal has been working on new material. Earlier this year, a little over a month ago, Jeff Arwadi, the main man behind the band (hey that rhymed), put out a post giving clarification on the band’s status and new music. Kekal started in 1995 and has gone through minor lineup changes. The band has had no official members since August 8, 2009, when Jeff Arwadi and Leo Setiawan both quit the band. All the former members have contributed to albums since the departure of these members.… Continued →

Chicago based d-beat/crust/thrash punk band Anti-World System, have unveiled their new 12 song album which will be titled “There’s A War” and out in 2017. You can check out the album cover below.… Continued →

Dallas Taylor the current vocalist for Maylene & The Sons of Disaster and former Underoath vocalist, has offered an update on his tragic accident a few months ago. He has certainly had a long road to recovery and is still on that path. His survival is a total miracle of God and the man appears to be quite optimistic about his trauma. Read more below. Continue to pray for Dallas and feel free to contribute to a GoFundMe page to help cover costs associated with his accident and hospital care.… Continued →

The first release from this midwest slowcore project has much to offer for fans of Julien Baker and Sun Kil Moon.

Ambient-indie outfit Author has been teasing new music on Facebook. While it’s unclear whether this will be a single, EP, of full album, it surely serve as a nice follow up to 2015’s Of Brighter Days, which you can check out below. … Continued →

The Ohio metalcore band Settle the Sky, is about to perform in February of 2017. The band has been inactive since 2010. The band formed in 2006 with JD Merill. The band was only around for four years (2006-2010). Settle the Sky only released an EP through StandBy Records, titled Now That We’re Waiting and a Demo. The band is prepping for a reunion show in February 17, 2017 and will hopefully make this a full-on reunion.… Continued →

These are some bands that were sort of popular, but didn’t get very far. Hopefully this sheds some light to the underground SFHC Scene or more appropriately, SFMC Scene. 5. One Way/Raid Christian metalcore/hardcore One Way formed in… I don’t know when. The 80’s. The band did not have very much success or really any publications. Other than one in HM in 1991. But Raid, their next band, had a little more success. Same genre as One Way, but with a Straight-Edge message, alongside the uplifting Christian message.… Continued →

Solid State Records has enjoyed quite the stellar year with releases from Silent Planet, Forevermore, Norma Jean, and Fit For A King. Now Wolves At The Gate are closing out the year with Types & Shadows, and it’s a fitting record to finish such a monumental year for the the label. They’re back with their third record on Solid State, and they mean business. Types & Shadows summed up in a word would be “dense”. Its thirteen tracks have a runtime over fifty-four minutes, the barrage of high-gain rock’n’roll rarely lets up, and Stephen Cobucci’s weighty lyrics occupy the majority of the songs.… Continued →

Read this split review of Death Requisite's Revisitation with Matthew Michel

With dates going from February all the way through May, the City Rockfest Tour will be making the rounds in 2017. Boasting a rather impressive lineup, this tour promises to be nothing short of amazing. For a full list of dates and to keep updated on potential new additions, be sure to check out their Facebook page at City Rockfest Tour. Who’s looking forward to this??  … Continued →

Brand new independent act Good Garden, have released their debut 3 song Christmas ep titled “Rejoice”. Check it out below on Spotify or purchase on iTunes here. Recommended for fans of Copeland, My Epic, DENS, The Ember Days, Anchor & Braille. … Continued →

Check out all the new music released this week below. If you know of anything we missed leave us a comment and let us know. You can find more new music in the Album Release Database. Alternative & Rock

• Colony House – You & I (Alternative Version) [Single]
• The Ember Days – Valitus B-Sides [EP]
• Lael – Coming For You [Single]

Hip Hop & Rap

• Midcentury Modern – The Goodness
• Social Club Misfits – Different People [Single]

Metal

• Phinehas – Fight Through The Night [EP]

Praise & Worship

• Long Hollow Worship – The Word
• Metro Church Australia – Levels
• Newday – Alive With Strings (Live at Newday) [EP]
• Victory Worship – Promises [EP]

Singer/Songwriter

• Connor Flanagan – Mountains
• Matt Stinton – I’ll Stay (Carla’s Song) [Single]
• Tristin Roberts – Reassembled

Christmas

• Mary Ives – The Newborn King [Single]

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“Incredible, unstoppable, He is our God” – “Incredible” by A Festal Shout I’ve often heard that a listener will determine within a span of 7 seconds, whether they enjoy a song or not. Fortunately I hung around longer than that with my first listen to the opening track, “Power In The Blood” from A Festal Shout. The song intro brings in a traditional gospel tune “Down to the River to Pray”. Dull and boring before the sound builds, the drums come in, and the band explodes into life with Justin Palenscar picking up the chorus.… Continued →

Jess Penner is hosting a 72 hour flash sale in her merch store with cds for just $5. 100% of proceeds will go to Syrian Children’s Relief Fund. More info here.… Continued →

Most of the old IVM Releases are now on several digital networks with more being added each day. I have added the iTunes/Spotify links for what is available right now. You can also check Amazon, Google Play, and Emusic for more. I will also be distributing a great new ep by a pop-punk band you’ve heard about recently so get pumped! I am working to get Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 2 & 3 up on digital networks as well as Josiah, Dismissed “Self Titled Ep”, and a new Dismissed “Taking The Good With the Bad” Remaster that is being done by Seth at Simpul Studio off the original master recordings.… Continued →

Check out this new lyric video from Oh Sleeper called “Oxygen”! It’s been a while since we last heard from these guys! What do you guys think??  … Continued →

The unblack metal band, Slechtvalk are about to release the album, Where Wandering Shadows and Mists Collide on December 20th. The band will be following up with a mini-tour of the album alongside Morgarten and Nightland. The band formed in 1999 with Shamgar, the only founding member, performing as a solo project called Dommer until 2000, when he changed the name to Slechtvalk. Shamgar remained the only member until 2002 when a full lineup was added on. With a few minor changes, that lineup remains primarily intact.… Continued →

Endseeker U.S. have revealed the album cover to their brand new full length “New Void Wonder” which you can view below. The band has also posted the tracklisting to this new record and the first single “Hate Dweller” which you can check out below as well. … Continued →